russell brown. >> thank you, mr. speaker. with youth unemployment rising by 65% over the last 12 months, and with the british retail consortium indicating that almost one in three jobs are filled by under 25, does he recognize that the projected -- projected squeeze on the retail sector will only increase the chances of youth unemployment increasing across the entire country speak with the thing though put the biggest squeeze on the retail sector is if interest rates went up. just one percentage point increase in interest rates would see the typical family lose a thousand pounds a year through extra mortgage payment. so that everybody knows where any difficult economic situation and we have to take difficult decisions but as there is effectively a freeze across the eurozone but the most important thing is to keep those interest rates low so that people it my in the pockets and we can see some good retail recovery. >> david rightly. [inaudible] canna primus to join me this season in supporting the great work these charities to